Valve.



J. J. MEYER.

VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.30, 1912.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

g E INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

romaine. Karen, on YONKEBS, NEW vonx.

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Specification a Letters 2mm,

Patented Feb. 11,1913.

rovide a new and improved valve for use.

1n flushing tanks and similar devices, and arranged to insure a. powerful closing of the valve with a view to prevent leakage, to present a different surface of the valve disk to its seat at each operation, to insure long life of the valve, and to prolong the period of repairing or rewashering the valve.

For the purpose mentioned use is made of a valve body provided with a valve seat andv with a tubular bearing, a valve disk adapted to engage the said valve ,seat and having a stem mounted to slide and to turn in'the said bearing, a fioat'lever extending into the said bearing and engaging the said:

stem, a pivot pin for the float lever to swing on,'the said pivot pin being held on the tubular bearing and its axis extending transversely within the surface of the bearing, and a pawl and ratchet mechanism, of which the pawl is carried by the said lever and the ratchet wheel by the said valve stem to rotate the valve disk. 7 p A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the valve arranged as a float-controlled su ply valve and applied to the top of a flus mg tank, the latter being shown in section; F1g. 2 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the valve; Fig. 3 is a cross section of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same on the line 4-4: of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a like view of the same on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the float lever.

The valve body A is preferably of cylindrical shape, that is, provided with exterior lugs or flanges A for attaching the valve body to the New York, have invented a flushing tank B or other device,-

Applio ation fll efl January 30, 1912. Sex-111180. 674,285.

andthe said valve body A is provided with an inlet A connected by a pipe C with a source of water supply, and the valve body A is alsoprovided with an outlet A engaged by a pipe D extending into the tank B to su ply the latter with water. The valve bo y A is closed at its open face by a head A? fastened in place by a fastening device E, and from, the head A extends a tubular hearing A, as plainly shown in the drawin s. v

Within the valve body A and connected with the inlet A is arranged a valve seat F adapted to be engaged by the washer or the facing G of a valve disk G provided with a stem Gr mounted to slide and to turn 'in the tubular bearing A. The washer or facing G is preferably provided with abeveled. edge engaging a corresponding seat on the face of the valve disk G, and the middle of the washer G is fastened in place by a screw Hscrewing into the disk G. By reference to Fig. 2 it will be noticed that the valve seat F is eccentric relative to the valve disk; G, and when the device is in use and the valve disk is turned then the face of the valve disk presents a new surface to the -:-seat F.

In order to impart a sliding and turning -motion to the valve disk G, the following arrangement is made: A ratchet wheel G is secured to the reduced portion Gr of the. valve stem G and the face of the valve stem Gr at the reduced portion Gr is. en-

gaged by the head of a float-controlled lever I mounted to swing on a pivot pin J extending transversely and carried by the bearing A On the lever I is'fulcrumed a pawl K adapted to engage the ratchet wheel G 'so that when the lever I swings upward then the head ofthe lever moves the valve disk G inward and atthe' same time a turning motion is given to the valve disk by the pawl K engagmg the ratchet wheel G When the lever I swings downward then the weight of the float and the pressure of the water passing through the seat F and pressing against the latter to move outward into open position with a view to allow the water to flow from the inlet A to the outlet A and by way of the pipe 1) into the tank B. The head of the lever I is preferably in the form of. a-

face of the disk G causes the ward swinging movement of the lever I. It

,will also be noticed that by members I--,' engage ttheface of ,the'stemthe ratchet wheel G? and consequently the valve disk G to insure an accurate engage-..

sin-lrs'o far down in the tank for the engage the next tooth of the" ratchet wheel and hence a'shallower tank can be used.

' by the rod I. carryingthe float, and the saidv rod-is fastened in position inthe socket I by a .set screw I. The member I of the head of the lever I is vproyided with an'extension I adapted to engage theback of the I ratchet wheel Gr with a. view to positively move the valve disk G outward and at the- -P same time impart a slight turning motion to ment of the pawl K with the next following tooth of the ratchet wheel Gr at each downthis extra turn given to the ratchet wheel the float need not pawl to The terminal of the extension I is preferably roughened or serrated and the back of the ratchet wheel G is similarly roughened or notched (see Fig. 4) to insure a roper contact of the extension I with the ack of the ratchet wheel Gr to slightly turn the same. Thus the action of the head of the lever I on the ratchet wheel G is such as to insure at all times proper engagement of the pawl K with the ratchet wheel G The pawl K is mounted to swing on a stud screw K screwed on the lever I, and the pawl K is also provided with a weight K for holding the pawl K in engagement with the ratchet wheel G By reference to the drawings it will be noticed that the pivot pin J for the float lever I is carried by the hearing A and its axis is within the bottom of the said bearing A that is, the axis of the pivot pin J is located as close as possible to the axis of the valve disk G so that the float lever exerts a powerful pressure on the stem G of the valve disk G, to move the latter into closed position with a view to powerfully press the washer G in contact with the valve seat'F to close the latter without the slightest danger of leakage. It will also be noticed that the float lever I extends through a slot A in the bottom of the hearing A, and the pawl K' I l a sanaq I Iris-Jeanna metal a attain-t" it is protected against injury "b t careless workmen-andat'thesame time the ulcrum of the lever. I is located aslhigh'up as possible relativejto the axis of the'valve disk G to lnsure the exertion of a powerful closing pressure on the valve disk. 1 Y

7 Having. thus described my invention,

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters atent: v v 1. A valve, comprising avalve body'havmg a tubular bear1ng,'an inlet and an outlet a valve seat intermediate'the said inlet and outlet, a valve disk'for engagement with the said seat and having a valve stem mounted to turn and to slide in the said tubular bearmg, the stem having a reduced portion, a ratchet wheel on the said reduced portion, and a float lever carryin a pawl engaging the said ratchet wheel, t e said float lever having a head engaging the valve stem at the reduced portion, and approximately at points located in a horizontal plane passing through the axis of the stem, the points of contact being approximately equal distances from the axis of the stem, the fulcrum of the said float lever being directly on the said bearing and its axis extending transversely within the bore of the bearing.

2. A valve, comprising a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, a valve seat intermediate the said inlet and outlet, a valve disk for en agement with the said seat and.

a reduced portion, a ratchet wheel on the said reduced portion, and a float lever carrying a pawl engaging the said ratchet wheel, the said float lever having a forked head extending into the bearing and straddlin the reduced stem portion, the members 0' the forked head engaging the face-of the stem at the reduced portion and the points of contact being approximately at equal distances from the axis of the valve stem, one of the said members having a rearward extension engaging the back of the ratchet wheel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

'- t JOHN J. MEYER. Witnesses: I

' Trmo. G. I-Ios'rER,

PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

